New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Henry

Largest City: New Castle (2024 population: 17,382)

Population per Square Mile: 125.2

Square Miles: 391.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	48,914	4	0.7%	6,785,528
Today (2024)	49,081	4	0.7%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	48,431	4	0.7%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.3%	14		2.0%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2023-2024	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	260	2		4,268
Net International Migration	6	25		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-175	22	-1.9%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,366	12	4.8%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	7,435	10	15.1%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,888	8	7.9%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	12,481	4	25.4%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	13,005	4	26.5%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	9,906	4	20.2%	17.5%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2024	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	125	23	0.3%	0.5%
Asian Alone	255	18	0.5%	3.1%
Black Alone	1,469	4	3.0%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	17	19	0.0%	0.1%
White	46,309	4	94.4%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	906	4	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	47,846	4	97.5%	90.9%
Hispanic	1,235	18	2.5%	9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	18,460	6	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,726	23	14.8%	18.1%
Married Without Children	5,945	6	32.2%	29.3%
Single Parents	1,555	1	8.4%	8.9%
Living Alone	5,955	4	32.3%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2024 (estimate)	21,039	4	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	20,968	4	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	14,018	5	66.9%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,442	6	21.2%	26.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	6,860	10	0.6%	1,132,621
Public	6,640	10	0.6%	1,033,552

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2023	$48,320	22	78.9%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	34	7	0.7%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	4,678	3	0.8%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	3,370	7	0.7%	488,145

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	423	14	0.5%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	26	13	0.7%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	606	4	0.9%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	22,055	8	0.6%	3,455,992
Employed	21,136	9	0.6%	3,310,992
Unemployed	919	7	0.6%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.2	10	100.0%	4.2
August 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.8	9	100.0%	3.8

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	18,557	100.0%	$977,615	100.0%	$52,682
Wage and Salary	13,673	73.7%	$685,281	70.1%	$50,119
Farm Proprietors	586	3.2%	$27,849	2.8%	$47,524
Nonfarm Proprietors	4,298	23.2%	$102,184	10.5%	$23,775
Farm	686	3.7%	$34,424	3.5%	$50,181
Nonfarm	17,871	96.3%	$943,191	96.5%	$52,778
Private	14,831	79.9%	$722,608	73.9%	$48,723
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,115	6.0%	$28,083	2.9%	$25,187
Arts, Ent., Recreation	273	1.5%	$3,001	0.3%	$10,993
Construction	1,186	6.4%	$68,222	7.0%	$57,523
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	139	0.7%	$5,674	0.6%	$40,820
Manufacturing	3,032	16.3%	$225,183	23.0%	$74,269
Professional, Tech. Serv.	528	2.8%	$0	0.0%	$0
Retail Trade	2,225	12.0%	$70,879	7.3%	$31,856
Trans., Warehousing	578	3.1%	$0	0.0%	$0
Wholesale Trade	498	2.7%	$27,194	2.8%	$54,606
Other Private (not above)	3,685*	19.9%*	$163,569*	16.7%*	$44,388*
Government	3,040	16.4%	$220,583	22.6%	$72,560

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2024	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	51	100.0%	100.0%	$13,670	$8,133,071
Single-Family	43	84.3%	75.4%	$12,620	$6,951,719
2-Family	8	15.7%	1.9%	$1,050	$100,498
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$45,624
5+ Family	0	0.0%	21.9%	$0	$1,035,231

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Name	Population in 2024	Percent of Region
Kennard	451	0.9%
Knightstown	2,158	4.4%
Lewisville	340	0.7%
Middletown	2,270	4.6%
Mooreland	342	0.7%
Mount Summit	349	0.7%
New Castle	17,382	35.4%
Spiceland	963	2.0%
Straughn	260	0.5%
Sulphur Springs	335	0.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates